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Gnathovorax
Say it like this: “nath-o-VOR-ax”
Gnathovorax cabreirai
Gnathovorax ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Triassic. Bones have been found in Brazil.
- When
- Late Triassic (Carnian) · roughly 237 to 227.3 million years ago
- Named in
- 2019 · Pacheco, C.; Müller, R. T.; Langer, M.; Pretto, F. A.; Kerber, L.; Dias-da-Silva, S.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- Not established
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Brazil · Santa Maria
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- early dinosaur · Early dinosaur
- Family branch
- Herrerasauridae
The story in short
The genus Gnathovorax dates to 2019, the year C. Pacheco and colleagues described it. The name means “devouring jaw.”
It lived in the Late Triassic (Carnian), roughly 237 to 227.3 million years ago. Finds come from Brazil, including the Santa Maria Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
The fossils of Gnathovorax are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.
On the family tree it sits in Herrerasauridae, among the earliest dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Herrerasaurus
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
Late Triassic (Carnian) · roughly 237 to 227.3 million years ago
Sanjuansaurus
Sanjuansaurus gordilloi
Late Triassic (Carnian) · roughly 237 to 227.3 million years ago
Staurikosaurus
Staurikosaurus pricei
Late Triassic (Carnian) · roughly 237 to 227.3 million years ago